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01 Dec 2023
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Action Plan: Life Study

“After the mourning and confusion, you need to reinvent yourself, find out how you think and who you’re going to be, alone.” He continued the classes, bringing in a new instructor and rebuilding his own interest in painting with... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2021
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Fostering Diversity

believe is crucial to society. “You need to invest in the pipeline in order for things to change,” says Victoria, an independent consultant focused on health care and technology. “We believe that we need... View Details

05 Sep 2014
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Keeping Education in Check

David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would have been possible without the game of chess. The founder of... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

didn’t need school. On the other hand, my mom was a Phi Beta Kappa at Wellesley. Smart as a whip, and very high standards. But they both instilled in me and my two sisters the importance of family—that family is the greatest treasure you... View Details

09 Jun 2015
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Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au

investor and CEO of Veritas Investments to his HBS experience. “I saw opportunities for growing the business but wasn’t sure how to capitalize on them,” says Au who purchased his first building in Silicon Valley in 1996 and later founded... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Innovation Outside the Boundaries

Kent Thiry and Denise O’Leary (both MBA 1983) Noting the accelerated pace of change in society today, venture capital private investor Denise O’Leary (MBA 1983) calls innovation in the MBA curriculum “the flywheel that drives continued... View Details

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

didn't even think that far. I just wanted to take her to London, hoping that her diagnosis was incorrect and that I would find a way to come back. But unfortunately, the diagnosis was confirmed at the Great Ormond Street hospital. And not only that, they told us that... View Details

14 Jun 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in East Asia

students for leadership. Today, based on the experiences of the pandemic, he said, "we need to deliver an on-campus experience that is central to leadership development, while also leveraging synchronous learning and hybrid technology to... View Details

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

School's investment in its doctoral programs creates intellectual capital with widespread effects. After receiving their degrees, most graduates of the DBA and Ph.D. programs go on to influential faculty positions at HBS and other top... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

annual SXSW Pitch Event in the Enterprise and Smart Data category. “Inventory in commerce is a really big problem from both an environmental and a financial perspective,” Theuerkauf notes. The problem is especially acute in the fashion... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2024
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Firm Foundation

firm specializes in building partnerships to help successful midsize and family-run businesses shape their legacies. “In my mind, the world doesn’t need another middle-market private equity firm,” Britt Cool says. “Companies that endure... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; private equity; Warren Buffett; career path; investment strategy; family business; Finance

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

instinct. In The Power of Instinct, Zane shows that to grow a brand, business, or even a social movement, traditional persuasion tactics fall short. Instead, you must connect to the instinctive mind. To do this, you need to understand the... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Full Court Press

awareness and figuring out how the NBA could drive real economic growth. The continent offers a unique opportunity for impact, notes Tatum, with 70 percent of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30, according to the United Nations, which creates a rising View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Dec 2019
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Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering

will provide financial aid for students in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, offered jointly by HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The gift reflects the Boston-based donors’... View Details

10 Apr 2023
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Leading the Way

Illustration by Gisela Goppel Illustration by Gisela Goppel When Michael Trejo (MBA 2013) was a freshman at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005, he almost lost his full scholarship. "I just really lacked direction, and needed to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 Aug 2023
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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

podcast. But since we have an entrepreneur-founder in front of us, I wonder if you can talk a little bit about what are the basics of that process? So you figure we need some capital in order to invest in... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi

Al Checchi's record of achievement - particularly his turnaround of Northwest Airlines - is usually attributed to his brilliance and financial acumen. Often overlooked is how family heritage and twists of fate have played a role in his... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next

Nisa Godrej Illustration by Anita Kunz In the summer of 2007, Mark Kahn (MBA 2006) received an unusual call from Mumbai. A former HBS classmate had a problem. She wanted him to look over strategic and financial documents for a diversified... View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

25 Jan 2024
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Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest

Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. The 3-hour event, titled “The Reform of Nigeria’s Tax System: An Evening with Taiwo Oyedele & End-of-Year Cocktails” attracted 63 alumni to the Capital Club in Lagos, while another... View Details